ME Section 6 Pictures - Milemarker 10.6 - 14.6

Summit of Sugarloaf - Mt. Abraham Trail

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10.6 MM. The Crockers (South-left and North-right) which you went over on the previous dayhike southbound with Crocker Cirque in the pocket behind the summit ski lodge at the summit of Sugarloaf Mountain. This point is reached by an 0.6 mile side trail from the AT.
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A hazy view to the south from ridge trail south of Sugarloaf. GPS N45.0244 W70.3208
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12.0 MM. This is the bronze plaque commemorating the completion of this last section of the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia. What an accomplishment. It is like the golden spike in the intercontinental railway for hiking buffs.
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mm 12.0 Another view of plaque recognizing the completion of the last section of the AT in 1937. This picture was taken on August 14, 2012, 75 years to the day this happened. The ATC had 75th anniversary celebrations hence the paper signs. GPS N45.0103 W70.3292
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mm 12.7 Side trail to summit of Spaulding Mt. GPS N45.0034 W70.3354
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mm 13.5 Side trail to summit of Spaulding Mt. Lean-to. GPS N44.9961 W70.3411
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mm 13.5 Spaulding Mt. Lean-to. Full house at 5PM. GPS N44.9957 W 70.3413
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mm 14.6 Junction with the Mt. Abraham Trail. GPS N44.9854 W 70.3508
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